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Cook County, Illinois / Department of Corrections

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Department of Corrections

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Department of Corrections runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2018, this agency had 590 employees with median total compensation of $14,457; the highest distinct record was $44,106.

Year
2018
Total payroll
$8.2M
Employees
590
Median total
$14,457
Highest record
$44,106

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 590 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($14,457) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $13,912 (100%)
  • Overtime — $0 (0%)
  • Other — $0 (0%)
  • Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$9,539
$12,720
$14,457
$15,908
$17,150

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $17,150 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $9,539. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Correctional Officer
376 · $14,281
Investigator II Inten Supervisor
47 · $16,050
Correctional Lieutenant
34 · $18,351
Deputy Sheriff D2B
25 · $15,767
Clerk V (Seiu73)
12 · $9,646

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Sheila Walksler

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp
$15,908
Base pay
$15,908
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$15,908
Hire date
1994-10-24
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
71394c3c-4170-43e6-9084-66bb67330ff9
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1360
Office
1239
Position Id
1804451

Sheila Walksler works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 24 years. Sheila earned $15,908 in 2018.

James Morgan Ii

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp
$15,907
Base pay
$15,907
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$15,907
Hire date
1995-08-07
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
37b05c64-f22b-41b8-883b-81e22d59237e
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1360
Office
1239
Position Id
1804585

James Morgan Ii works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 23 years. James earned $15,907 in 2018.

Jose Barajas

Correctional Lieutenant/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp
$15,907
Base pay
$15,907
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$15,907
Hire date
2009-08-03
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier
cc4bd3c5-6230-48fc-9d2f-5ca63f82b38d
Fiscal Period
2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter
2
Job Code
1355
Office
1239
Position Id
1804640

Jose Barajas holds the role of Correctional Lieutenant at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 9 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $15,907.